Pro-democracy lawmaker Wong Yuk-man has been sentenced to one month in jail by a Taiwanese court for assaulting Hong Kong district councillor Andrew Fung Wai-kwong while they were in Taipei last year.
Fung, a former Democratic Party member, yesterday showed reporters a judicial notice handed down by the Taipei District Court on Wednesday.
The judgment gives Wong, formerly a People Power member, an option to stay out of jail by paying NT$1,000 (HK$257) for each day of the sentence.
Wong, who has denied the attack, is understood to be preparing to appeal against the conviction through his representative in Taiwan.
Wong was tried in absentia in Taipei because Hong Kong has no extradition agreement with Taiwan.
"I think Wong's absence from the trial showed disrespect for the judicial process," said Fung, a councillor for the Southern District.
